Greenland has lost ice 36 times the size of New York. That’s a huge problem for the planet
The area of Greenland’s ice loss in the past three decades is roughly 36 times the size of New York City — land that is rapidly giving way to wetlands…
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‘We were walking in water, sand, mud’: Palestinian women describe terror of 12-mile escape on foot from Gaza City
One woman said she had no choice but to abandon her elderly stepmother on the beach, and feared she’d since been attacked by dogs that were roaming the area. In…
Humanity’s earliest recorded kiss adds new twist to the history of locking lips
“The meeting of lips is the most perfect, the most divine sensation given to human beings, the supreme limit of happiness.” So wrote the 19th century French author Guy de…
Russia places Estonia’s prime minister on wanted list
Russian authorities on Tuesday launched unprecedented criminal proceedings against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, charges the leader of the Baltic state alleged were politically motivated. The Kremlin accused Kallas, Estonian…
Coalition government deal in Pakistan leaves Imran Khan’s party out of power
Two of Pakistan’s major political parties – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) – say they will form a coalition government after last week’s inconclusive…
White House ‘concerned’ as Venezuela detains activist over alleged ‘White Bracelet’ plot to kill Maduro
White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that the US government is “deeply concerned” by the arrest of activist and security analyst Rocio San Miguel in Caracas, Venezuela.…
Israel releases video purportedly showing Hamas leader Sinwar in tunnel under Khan Younis
The Israeli military released a video that purportedly shows the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar inside a tunnel below the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, with his wife, children and…
AI ‘resurrects’ long dead dictator in murky new era of deepfake electioneering
A once-feared army general, who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for more than three decades, has a message for voters ahead of upcoming elections – from beyond the grave.…
‘We won’t hear the bangs’: Ukrainian city moves schools into metro stations
It was a special day for Elmira Dergousova when Russian tanks rolled across the border into Ukraine: her fifth birthday. A plastic crown perched on her head, she blew the candles…
‘We won’t hear the bangs’: Ukrainian city moves schools into metro stations
It was a special day for Elmira Dergousova when Russian tanks rolled across the border into Ukraine: her fifth birthday. A plastic crown perched on her head, she blew the candles…